2015 Southern Conference football season

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2015 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#9 Chattanooga +^   6 – 1         9 – 4  
#13 The Citadel +^   6 – 1         9 – 4  
Western Carolina   5 – 2         7 – 4  
Samford   3 – 4         6 – 5  
Wofford   3 – 4         5 – 6  
Mercer   2 – 5         5 – 6  
Furman   2 – 5         4 – 7  
VMI   1 – 6         2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Southern Conference football season was the 94th season of college football for the Southern Conference (SoCon) and formed a part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Head coaches

Preseason poll results

First place votes in parentheses

Media[1] Coaches[2]
Place School Points Place School Points
1 Chattanooga (29) 239 1 Chattanooga (7) 49
2 Western Carolina (1) 190 2 Samford (1) 40
3 Samford 176 3 Western Carolina 68
4 Wofford 148 4 Wofford 30
5 Furman 120 5 Furman 22
6 Mercer 93 6 Mercer 20
7 The Citadel 82 7 The Citadel 18
8 VMI 32 8 VMI 7

Preseason All-Conference Teams

Offensive Player of the Year: Jacob Huesman, Sr., QB (Chattanooga)
Defensive Player of the Year: Michael Pierce, Sr., DL (Samford)

Position Player Class Team
First Team Offense
QB Jacob Huesman Sr. Chattanooga
RB Alex Lakes So. Mercer
RB Denzel Williams Jr. Samford
WR Karel Hamilton Jr. Samford
WR Spearman Robinson Jr. Western Carolina
TE Duncan Fletcher Jr. Furman
OL Sam Frye Sr. The Citadel
OL Joe Turner Sr. Furman
OL Gunnar Bromelow Sr. Samford
OL Corey Levin Jr. Chattanooga
OL Anton Wahrby Jr. Wofford
First Team Defense
DL Mitchell Jeter Sr. The Citadel
DL Michael Pierce Sr. Samford
DL Josh Freeman Sr. Chattanooga
DL Keionta Davis Jr. Chattanooga
LB Cory Magwood Sr. Furman
LB Justin Cooper Sr. Samford
LB Nakevion Leslie Jr. Chattanooga
DB James Bradberry Sr. Samford
DB Dee Virgin Jr. Chattanooga
DB Lucas Webb So. Chattanooga
DB Trey Morgan Jr. Western Carolina
First Team Special Teams
PK Henrique Ribeiro Jr. Chattanooga
P Brian Sanders Sr. Wofford
RS Chandler Curtis So. Mercer
Reference:[3]

Rankings

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  Not ranked previous week

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Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
SoCon member won
SoCon member lost
SoCon teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the Sports Network poll for that week.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 3 7:00 PM Central Arkansas Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL ESPN3 W 45–16 6,259 [4]
September 3 7:00 PM VMI Ball State Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN ESPN3 L 36–48 10,473 [5]
September 5 12:30 PM Wofford Clemson Memorial Clemson • Clemson, SC RSN L 10–49 81,345 [6]
September 5 5:00 PM Mercer Austin Peay Governors Stadium • Clarskville, TN GovTV W 28–7 5,814 [7]
September 5 6:00 PM Jacksonville State Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN SDN L 20–23 15,842 [8]
September 5 6:00 PM Davidson The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 W 69–0 8,665 [9]
September 5 7:00 PM Coastal Carolina Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN3 L 35–38 6,563 [10]
September 5 7:00 PM Mars Hill Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC SDN W 42–14 12,348 [11]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Michael Eubank Samford Tevin Floyd The Citadel Henrique Ribeiro Chattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release[12]

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 12 1:00 PM Mars Hill Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN SDN W 44–34 9,491 [13]
September 12 1:30 PM Morehead State VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 W 43–40 5,016 [14]
September 12 2:00 PM Florida A&M Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL ESPN3 W 58–21 4,714 [15]
September 12 3:30 PM Furman Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 L 3–42 60,118 [16]
September 12 6:00 PM Western Carolina The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 CIT 28–10 8,048 [17]
September 12 6:00 PM Stetson Mercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 57–14 11,267 [18]
September 12 7:00 PM Tennessee Tech Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC SDN W 34–14 6,834 [19]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
John Russ Mercer Justin Cooper Samford Dillon Christopher VMI
Reference: Weekly Release[20]

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 19 2:30 PM Chattanooga Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL ASN UTC 31–21 9,088 [21]
September 19 5:00 PM Wofford Idaho Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID ESPN3 L 38–41 11,633 [22]
September 19 6:00 PM The Citadel Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA ESPN3 L 13–48 24,872 [23]
September 19 6:00 PM Furman UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPN3 W 16–15 36,484 [24]
September 19 6:00 PM VMI Richmond Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA L 10–42 8,700 [25]
September 19 7:00 PM Mercer Tennessee Tech Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN WCTE L 22–29 9,028 [26]
September 19 7:00 PM Western Carolina Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPNU L 10–55 102,136 [27]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jacob Huesman Chattanooga Trey Robinson Furman John Croft Hollingsworth Furman
Reference: Weekly Release[28]

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
September 26 3:00 PM VMI Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN3 FUR 24–21 7,915 [29]
September 26 6:00 PM Charleston Southern The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 L 20–33 11,918 [30]
September 26 6:00 PM Samford Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN3 L 3–45 50,121 [31]
September 26 7:00 PM Chattanooga Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC BSN W 21–0 3,582 [32]
September 26 7:00 PM Gardner–Webb Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC SDN W 16–0 6,932 [33]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jacob Huesman Chattanooga Kelonta Davis Chattanooga Brian Ross Furman
Reference: Weekly Release[34]

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 3 1:30 PM Bucknell VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 L 22–28OT 3,713 [35]
October 3 3:30 PM Presbyterian Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC WMYA W 33–21 9,191 [36]
October 3 6:00 PM Wofford Mercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 WOF 33–34OT 10,489 [37]
October 3 7:00 PM South Carolina State Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN3 W 17–3 1,022 [38]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Detrez Newsome Western Carolina Drake Michaelson Wofford Logan Howard Western Carolina
Reference: Weekly Release[39]

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 10 1:00 PM Furman Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN ESPN3 UTC 31–3 7,630 [40]
October 10 1:30 PM Samford VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 SAM 49–13 4,875 [41]
October 10 2:00 PM Wofford The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 CIT 39–12 10,428 [42]
October 10 3:30 PM Mercer Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC SDN WCU 21–24 8,479 [43]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Michael Eubank Samford Tevin Floyd The Citadel Henrique Ribeiro Chattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release[44]

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 17 1:30 PM Chattanooga VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 UTC 33–27 6,104 [45]
October 17 2:00 PM Western Carolina Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 WCU 24–17 7,344 [46]
October 17 3:00 PM The Citadel Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL ESPN3 CIT 44–25 4,927 [47]
October 17 4:00 PM East Tennessee State Mercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 52–0 10,200 [48]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Karel Hamilton Samford Dee Delaney The Citadel Henrique Ribeiro Chattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release[49]

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 24 1:30 PM Chattanooga Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC SDN UTC 20–17 8,713 [50]
October 24 1:30 PM The Citadel Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN3 CIT 38–17 12,124 [51]
October 24 3:00 PM VMI Mercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 VMI 28–21 10,200 [52]
October 24 3:30 PM Samford Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC SDN WCU 56–36 12,014 [53]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Aaron Sanders VMI Daniel Riddle Western Carolina Henrique Ribeiro Chattanooga
Reference: Weekly Release[54]

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
October 31 1:30 PM Wofford VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 WOF 41–20 4,437 [55]
October 31 2:00 PM Western Carolina Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN ESPN3 UTC 41–13 11,495 [56]
October 31 2:00 PM Mercer The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 CIT 21–19 10,006 [57]
October 31 3:00 PM Furman Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL SDN FUR 20–17 4,013 [58]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jacob Huesman Chattanooga Cory Magwood Furman Jon Croft Hollingsworth Furman
Reference: Weekly Release[59]

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 7 2:00 PM VMI The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 CIT 35–14 14,925 [60]
November 7 2:00 PM Clark Atlanta Samford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL ESPN3 W 43–0 4,264 [61]
November 7 3:30 PM Furman Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC SDN WCU 48–10 8,561 [62]
November 7 4:00 PM Chattanooga Mercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 MER 17–14 9,527 [63]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Troy Mitchell Western Carolina Quinlan Washington The Citadel Anthony Pistelli Samford
Reference: Weekly Release[64]

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 14 1:30 PM Mercer Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN3 MER 27–20 6,351 [65]
November 14 1:30 PM Samford Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ESPN3 SAM 37–27 5,077 [66]
November 14 2:00 PM The Citadel Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN SDN UTC 31–23 11,594 [67]
November 14 7:00 PM Western Carolina Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX ESPNU L 17–41 101,583 [68]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jacob Huesman Chattanooga Zach Jackson Mercer Anthony Pistelli Samford
Reference: Weekly Release[69]

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 21 12:00 PM The Citadel South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC SECN Alt. W 23–22 77,241 [70]
November 21 1:30 PM Western Carolina VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 WCU 24–20 4,523 [71]
November 21 3:00 PM Chattanooga Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ACCRSN L 13–52 66,412 [72]
November 21 3:00 PM Samford Mercer Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 SAM 47–21 10,200 [73]
November 21 3:30 PM Furman Wofford Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC ASN WOF 38–28 7,143 [74]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tyler Renew The Citadel Daniel Riddle Western Carolina Anthony Pistelli Samford
Reference: Weekly Release[75]

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
November 28 1:00 PM Fordham Chattanooga Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN ESPN3 W 50–20 4,888 [76]
November 28 2:00 PM The Citadel Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN3 W 41–38 6,751 [77]

Week Fourteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance Reference
December 5 1:00 PM The Citadel Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC ESPN3
December 5 2:00 PM Chattanooga Jacksonville State Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN3

Records against other conferences

FCS conferences

Conference Record
Big Sky 0–0
Big South 3–3
CAA 0–1
Ivy League 0–0
Independents 1–0
MEAC 2–0
MVFC 0–0
NEC 0–0
OVC 2–2
Patriot 2–0
Pioneer 3–0
Southland 1–0
SWAC 0–0
Total 14–6

FBS conferences

Conference Record
American 1–0
ACC 0–4
Big 12 0–0
Independents 0–0
MAC 0–1
SEC 1–2
Sun Belt 0–2
Total 2–9

Attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Total Average % of Capacity
Chattanooga Finley Stadium 20,668 15,812 9,491 7,630 11,495 11,594 4,888 60,910 10,152 49%
The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium 21,000 8,665 8,048 11,918 10,428 10,006 14,925 63,990 10,665 51%
Furman Paladin Stadium 16,000 6,563 7,915 1,022 12,124 6,351 33,975 6,795 42%
Mercer Moye Complex 10,200 11,267 10,489 10,200 10,200 9,527 10,200 61,883 10,314 101%
Samford Seibert Stadium 6,700 6,259 4,714 9,088 4,927 4,013 4,264 33,265 5,544 83%
VMI Alumni Memorial Field 10,000 5,016 3,713 4,875 6,104 4,437 4,523 28,668 4,778 48%
Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium 13,742 12,348 9,191 8,479 12,014 8,561 50,593 10,119 74%
Wofford Gibbs Stadium 13,000 6,834 6,932 7,344 8,713 5,077 7,143 42,043 7,007 54%

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